Penalty
/ˈpɛnəlti/
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters
Definition of Penalty
noun
- A legal sentence.
"The penalty for his crime was to do hard labor."
- A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
- A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
- A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.
- A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.
"A penalty was called when he tripped up his opponent."
Anagrams of Penalty
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
Letter Values
p3
e1
n1
a1
l1
t1
y4
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Penalty
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Penalty"
Penalty is a 7-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "penalty" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Penalty" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "penalty" is a medium-scoring word.